Braun C 1 Cassette Deck

This Braun C 1 is a stereo cassette deck with Dolby B noise reduction, it was first sold by Braun in 1980 and discontinued 2 years later in 1982.

The main features of the Braun C 1 cassette deck are: 2 heads, digital tape counter with 3 digits and memory stop, manual tape type selection and capable of handling normal, chrome, ferro-chrome and metal tapes.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck. Tape loading/unloading is operated motorized and the cassette needs to be placed horizontally in the drawer.

Level meters used on the Braun C 1 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the Braun C 1 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

The Dolby-B system reduces tape hiss on tapes recorded on the Braun C 1 by as much as 10 dB at the highest frequencies.

To make live recordings this deck has 2 microphone inputs to connect microphones with a jack connector. For undisturbed listening a jack connector for a pair of stereo headphones is supplied. Connection to other audio components for plaback can be achieved by a RCA cable and recording from a source by a RCA cable.